会話内容「あなたはどんな人ですか？」

【Jeff】Alright Chris, so I just wanted to know how you would describe yourself? What kind of a person would you say you are?

【Chris】I am the nicest person in the planet.

【Jeff】Hm.

【Chris】Um no I’m just kidding (Laugh).

【Jeff】I hate you (Laugh).

【Chris】Um I guess I’m just an average guy um I think I’m probably a little bit sensitive and maybe um get a little bit um angry at like stupid things but for the most part I’m pretty cool and pretty chill. Trying to soak in the Southern California lifestyle.

【Jeff】But the other end of the…the other end of the spectrum is rush hour traffic and doing everything quickly so.

【Chris】Right and yes and I try and avoid the highways out here but for the most part um yeah I try and go at a snails pacewhenever I drive.

【Jeff】Mm.

【Chris】Trying to soak it all in. You know how it goes.

【Jeff】So but you do Jiu-Jitsu?

【Chris】I do Jiu-Jitsu.

【Jeff】So you can be a pretty intimidating guy despite that you say that you’re a pretty cool, calm person.

【Chris】(Laugh) That’s what keeps me cool and calm. I take it out on the…on the mat (Laugh). So I don’t have to take it out on like real life. But realistically, no Jiu-Jitsu keeps me sane and it keeps me relaxed.

【Jeff】Yeah.

【Chris】(Do) You do anything that keeps you sorta (sort of) relaxed and maybe like helps your…you know get through the day and make you um exercise you do or anything like that?

【Jeff】Um a lotta (lot of) times when I feel like I have a lot of negative energy I need to get out I’ll probably go skateboarding. Um so one time I had a really bad day and I skated all the way to Manhattan Beach like which total I don’t know there and back was maybe 12 miles.

【Chris】That is awesome.

【Jeff】Um and that was yeah I left at like 8 and then I ended up coming back by like midnight.

【Chris】Were you…yeah, were you exhausted from your trip?

【Jeff】Not really but my left foot which is my pumping foot like really really hurt for like three weeks after that (Laugh)

【Chris】For like three weeks? Oh nice.

Questions of the day（今日の質問）

How does Chris describe himself?クリスさんは自分のことをどんな人だと思っていますか？

How does Jiu-Jitsu help Chris?クリスさんにとって柔術はどのような効果がありますか？

When does Jeff go skateboarding?ジェフさんはどんな時にスケートボードに乗るのでしょうか？

Answers（解答）

Chris sees himself as an average guy. He’s a little sensitive and at times gets angry at stupid things.クリスさんは自分のことをごく普通の人と考えています。多少繊細で、時にはつまらないことに怒ることもあります。

It keeps him sane. Jiu-Jitsu helps him stay calm.正気を保つ効果があります。柔術は彼を落ち着かせます。

Jeff goes skateboarding when he needs to release negative energy.ジェフさんはマイナスのエネルギーを解放したい時にスケートボードに乗ります。

Summary（要約）

Chris describes himself as an average guy. He’s a little bit sensitive and does get angry at stupid things sometimes. But overall he sees himself as a cool and chill person.クリスさんは自分をごく普通の人と考えています。多少感じやすい繊細な性格で、時にはつまらないことに怒ります。しかし、全体的に彼は自分を冷静で落ち着いた人だと考えています。

Chris tries to avoid the highways. He usually drives at a snails pace.クリスさんは高速道路をできるだけ避けるようにします。普段彼はゆっくり運転をします。

Jiu-Jitsu keeps him sane and calm. He takes out his emotions on the mat.柔術は正気を保つ効果があります。彼は感情や怒りを柔術のマットの上にぶつけます。

When Jeff feels like he has a lot of negative energy he goes skating. Skateboarding helps him get out the negative energy.マイナスのエネルギーが溜まっている時に、ジェフさんはスケートボードに乗ります。スケートボードに乗ると、マイナスのエネルギーを解放してくれます。

He once had a bad day and skated all the way to Manhattan Beach. It was about 12 miles there and back.嫌な日があった時に、ジェフさんはマンハッタンビーチまでスケートボードしました。往復で12マイル（19km）程度の距離でした。

He skated so far that his pumping food hurt for about 3 weeks.スケートボードした距離があまりにも長過かったので、その後３週間程こいでいた足が痛かったです。

Phrases of the day（今日のフレーズ）

1) How would you describe someone?（〜はどんな人ですか？）

◎ 人の性格を尋ねるときは「Personality（性格）」という言葉を使うよりは「How would you describe〜」を使いましょう。
◎「彼はどんな人ですか？」は「How would you describe him?」、「彼女はどんな人ですか？」は「How would you describe her?」、「あなたはどんな人ですか？」は「How would you describe yourself?」「Him」「Her」の変わりに「名前」入れてもオッケーです。
◎ 人の性格を聞くときはその他にも、以下の尋ね方がナチュラルです。

What’ s he like?（彼はどんな人ですか？）

What kind of person is Mike?（マイクさんはどんな人ですか？）

How would you describe yourself?（あなたはどんな性格ですか？）

2) For the most part（全体的に）

◎「For the most part」を辞書で調べると「大部分」と定義されますが、日常会話では「全体的に」「一般的に」を表します。
◎「For the most part」は文章の始まりに使われることが多いです。

Hi Jun.
Where it says “you know get through the day…”, the phrase is displayed in bold, but seems missing in “Expressions” section. I know it means something like “１日を乗り切る” but I would appreciate it if you add an explanation.

Thanks for sharing your personality. There is nothing wrong with being shy and reserved! Shy people tend to think before they act, they think about things carefully and once you get to know them, they can become long-lasting friends. I’m actually pretty shy too.

When I’m stressed out, I go running on the beach. Beach is always a good place to relax 🙂

Thanks for listening to the podcast and sharing your personality! I’m a pretty laid back and relaxed. I try not take things too seriously and worry too much. Because of that people worry about me. haha.

Hello Jun!!
nice to meet you!
Im Laid back and relaxed parson. but sometime Worry all the time.
Whenever I study, I use This podcast!
I wanna meet you and I want to go your school!
I like this podcast.
Jun is interesting and Very kind for me.
Thank you for reading!
I will do my best!

I’m a pretty laid back person too. It sounds like you’ll fit right into the LA lifestyle. If you ever come to L.A., you are always more than welcome to come and visit me at my school! Thanks for the message and keep it up!

This is my first comment on your site.Today I describe myself. Honesty sometimes I don’t get about myself (haha) but probably I think that I’m kind and generous. However I change my personality when I drank to be talkative. whenever I drink, I turn red quickly.

Anyway, for the most part, I had a good time your podcast lesson.
Thank you for teaching everything.

Thanks for leaving a comment. You sound like a really fun guy to be around. There’s a lot of things that I don’t get about myself either lol. I usually don’t get red when I drink but just like you, I also get more talkative when I’m buzzed 🙂